Highlights and Awards

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021

• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report, ranking in five adult specialties -- Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Ear, Nose &

Throat, Geriatrics, and Neurology & Neurosurgery.

• U.S. News & World Report also recognized University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital as a

Best Children’s Hospital for 2021-22. UH Rainbow ranks among the nation’s top 50 children’s hospitals in eight specialties: cancer, diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, neonatology, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology.

• University Hospitals was once again named a World’s Most Ethical Company® for fostering ethical behavior and transparency at every level of our organization. This marked the ninth time since 2012 that UH has earned this honor. In 2021, 135 companies worldwide earned a place on the Ethisphere Institute’s 2021 list.

• UH Cleveland Medical Center attained Magnet recognition for the fourth consecutive time, a testament to its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. The program, which is part of the American Nurses

Credentialing Center (ANCC), distinguishes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing services.

• UH Seidman Cancer Center was nationally recognized as an Academic Center of Excellence by the

National Pancreas Foundation. These Centers of Excellence combine the expertise of pancreas surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists and interventional radiologists along with patient-focused programs, such as pain management, psychosocial support and nutrition.

• UH Samaritan Medical Center was once again named a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital in the

United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. UH Samaritan is only one of five hospitals in Ohio to receive this award.

• UH Conneaut and Geneva Medical Centers have earned The Partnership for Excellence (TPE)

Gold Achievement of Excellence Award. TPE is Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia’s Baldrige-based awards program, and helps organizations using the internationally recognized Baldrige Excellence Framework.

• UH Geauga Medical Center was named one of America’s top-performing hospitals by the 2021

Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list. UH Geauga has been recognized on the 100 Top Hospitals list for four years, and was applauded for high scores in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience.

• UH Portage Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center earned the Healogics Presidents Circle Award. The award distinguishes winners as being the “best of the best” in patient wound care and hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

• Our culture of innovation was recognized by Plug and Play Tech Center, as they presented UH Ventures their

Corporate Innovation Award.

• UH received 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition in two categories, placing our

system among the best in health care information technology.

• Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards were presented to UH Cleveland and

UH Parma medical centers for exemplary efforts toward sustainability.

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